"227" (1985)TV series 1985-1990

Creators:

C.J. Banks
Bill Boulware

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

14 September 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

This series took place in an apartment building, numbered 227. The cast would frequently be found sitting outside on a large set of stone stairs...

Plot Keywords:

African American | Address As Title | Number In Title

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Marla Gibbs	...	Mary Jenkins (20 episodes, 1985-1990)
Hal Williams	...	Lester Jenkins (20 episodes, 1985-1990)
Reynaldo Rey	...	Mailman (17 episodes, 1986-1990)
Alaina Reed Hall	...	Rose Lee Holloway (16 episodes, 1985-1990)
Regina King	...	Brenda Jenkins (15 episodes, 1985-1990)
Helen Martin	...	Pearl Shay (14 episodes, 1985-1990)
Kia Goodwin	...	Tiffany Halloway (12 episodes, 1985-1987)
Jackée Harry	...	Sandra Clark (11 episodes, 1985-1989)
Curtis Baldwin	...	Calvin Dobbs (10 episodes, 1985-1990)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Columbia/Sunset Gower Studios - 1438 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Television

Trivia:

The entire address of the building in the show is 227 Lexington Place, Washington, DC.

Quotes:

Rose Lee: [while interviewing applicants to be Sandra's roommate] Hello, I'm Rose Holloway, the landlady here, and this is Miss Sandra Clark.
Muffin Tee Matthews: [in a Southern accent] Nice to meet you! Muffin Tee Matthews
Sandra: Muffin?
Muffin Tee Matthews: Oh, that's not my real name. I just use it for the beauty pageants.
Sandra: Beauty pageants?
Muffin Tee Matthews: And may I say that living with you would be so fufilling and rewarding!
Sandra: What are you, Miss Congeniality?
Muffin Tee Matthews: No. I'm Miss Tuscaloosa. And next year, we're going after Miss America. My manager says I'm a perfect 10!
Sandra: Oh, what a shame!
Muffin Tee Matthews: Why?
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Cameron Diaz/Green Day (#30.16)" (2005)

Marla Gibbs Continued To Be In A Zany Sitcom Just Like The Jeffersons

This show came on after my bedtime when it first came on. Therefore I saw the first seasons episodes in reruns. Marla Gibbs had that same Florence Johnston personality. But she did not whine as much. Hal Williams was the husband who was a construction worker. He was not funny. Regina King played Brenda, the spoiled daughter. Then there was Alaina Reed, the lady from Sesame Street, who had a daughter who disappeared (a la Judy Winslow) and fly Jackee Harry who also lived in the building. Helen Martin played Pearl, who was just a reoccurring guest star who would just look out the window and make wise remarks the 1st season. The 2nd season she became a regular and finally came out of the window. She had a grandson named Calvin who thought he was cool. I hated the episode when Bobby Brown appeared. When Brenda got in trouble, she should have really been punished by not seeing Bobby Brown. She was still allowed to dance with him! When Countess Vaughn came on the show, the show got worse. When Jackee got demoted to guest star and Toukie Smith, Paul Winfield, Barry Sobel, and Stoney Jackson became regulars, the show got even much worse than that! I was still mad that the 227 characters didn't get to win on Wheel Of Fortune or Family Feud. I was also mad at the episode when Gary Coleman was a criminal on the show and Mary and Lester didn't get to go to Hawaii as planned. It's not their fault that they got robbed!